Clint Howard has been acting, small screen and large screen, since he was a child. His unique look, his acting chops, and the fact that he has been literally acting for his entire life makes Howard someone to look like whenever he shows up in a movie.

Noteworthy

Star Trek (TOS) – Balok – Howard played an alien and an adversary to Kirk and the Enterprise.

Gentle Ben – This was the first place that I remember seeing Clint Howard. I saw it in reruns but I do remember my mom telling me that he was Opie’s brother off the Andy Griffith Show.

One of my earliest memories is being inside the recording studio and I see the shadow of a figure that looks an awful lot like Walt Disney. Then the door opened and Mr. Disney walked in and said, ‘Hi Clint.’ I won’t ever forget that.

Chris Farley Born February 15, 1964 Chris Farley... I don't know where to start. I miss Chris Farley. He was funny as hell. He was as good a physical comedian as anyone ever saw. Noteworthy Saturday Night Live - Some of his skits on SNL are the funniest ever. They...

Ian Clarke Born February 16, 1977 Ian Clarke is the creator and lead desgner on a project called Freenet. FreeNet "Freenet is a peer-to-peer platform for censorship-resistant communication. It uses a decentralized distributed data store to keep and deliver...

Jordan Peele Born February 21, 1979 Jordan Peele is a truly funny guy. He is a truly talented guy. He is going to be around hopefully stretching his horror movie leanings for a long time to come. Noteworthy King of the Internet Short/Skit Show - Go look for Key and...

Ed Helms - Born January 24, 1974 Ed Helms is one of my favorite performers alive today. I say, performer, because he is way more than just an actor. Whether he is improvising, singing, or acting, Ed Helms is one of those people that brings a smile to your face. As...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Born February 17, 1981 Joseph Gordon-Levitt just keeps getting more interesting and broadening his artistic sights. It seems as if there is nothing that he will not try and when he tries it... well he rocks it. Noteworthy Snowden - JGL take son...

Sarah Michelle Gellar is was and will always be Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Now that that is out of the way. SHe is super talented and has been involved in a lot of other projects. Very seldom do I go with the 4 “known for” spots on IMDB but they are my favorites so I am rolling with those.

Noteworthy

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Freaking Buffy! This is one of my favorite TV shows of all time. For 7 seasons she was all girl power all the time. Though I would still claim the show was really about the redemption of Spike.

Scooby-Doo – There is not a better Daphne then SMG. This cast was perfect together and it is my favorite of the live-action Scooby-Do movies.

I Know What You Did Last Summer – Though she was not the lead in IKWYDLS, she was so stinking good in this. Not as good as Scream but SMG kicked it up a notch.

I actually go to the gym much more now than I did when I was on Buffy. I like to stay fit, because that’s when I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, ‘Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?’ And I always say, ‘No way.! That’s what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night.’

Here is what I am looking forward to in 2017: With 2016 in the books, I am looking forward to a better 2017. Below is a list of a few of the entertainment pieces I am looking forward to. Just Video Games and Movies right now but I figured it was worth mentioning. And...

Geena Davis - Born January 21, 1956 I love and admire Genna Davis. She is an amazing actress and thoughtful human being, and one of those people that I think it would be fun to break-bread with. Just picking her brain on the topics of the day would be mind-blowing....

I have a bit of a problem when it comes to Kevin Smith projects. By projects, I am including any directing, writing, acting, podcast, whatever. I am a devotee. He cracks me up. Part of it is the fact that we are around the same age and have some of the same influences...

Ark: Survival Evolved finally hit PS4! There was great rejoicing. People lost hours, days weeks of their lives and dinos were tamed. I first heard of this game through a friend who was playing it on PC. He was regaling me with tales of dino taming. Crafting everything...

You hate Anchovies?!? Are you freaking kidding me, I ask anyone making such a bold and usually uninformed pronouncement? Anchovies are one of, maybe even the greatest flavor enhancing magic carpet ride that mere culinary mortals readily have at their disposal to add...

Nicholas Brendon , playing Xander, was one of my favorite characters on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode entitled The Zeppo is the best Xander-centric episode in my opinion. The whole plot revolves around him and it isTV perfection.

Xander Quotes

Who’s a little fear demon? Come on, who’s a little fear demon?

Are you ready to get down, you funky party weasel?

You know what day is great for a break-up? Any day but Valentine’s Day!

I’m sorry, but let’s not forget that I hated Angel long before you guys jumped on the bandwagon. So I think I deserve a little something for not saying ‘I told you so’ long before now. And if Giles wants to go after the, uh, fiend that murdered his girlfriend, I say, ‘Faster, pussycat, kill, kill.

It was nice to make things right, and I went to prom and actually had a good time in the TV world – the real world wasn’t so much fun.

Lucy Lawless Born March 29, 1968 Lucy Lawless, New Zealand born actress and singer, has been a pop-culture icon since the early 1990s. From Xena: Warrior Princess to her latest work on Ash vs Evil Dead, Lawless spans the world and genres. She helped create the...

The Geek and I As a little girl, growing up playing with Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite and Barbie. I thought for sure I would live in my Malibu Barbie Dream House with my hot pink Barbie convertible, but in March 2009, I met my geek. He opened a whole new world...

On this day, 1962, NASA made a big announcement. They said they were gonna rocket it Like a C5 Like a C5 Rocket. Ok, forgive my bit of punniness, but I am and always have been a fan of the US Space Agency, NASA. In 1962 they did announce that they were going to create...

This is something I haven't ever tried before. I am going to attempt to chronicle my reactions to the Season Finale of The Walking Dead. #TheWalkingDead - #TWDFinale The Music this season has been really good. From the choices when they were torturing Darryl to the...

Emma Caulfield, playing Anya on Buffy the Vampire Slayer was just one of the many reasons that I loved that show. SHe was the humor, the passion, and part of the Scooby Gang – or at least Scooby adjacent. For the noteworthy, I would like to present some of my favorite quotes from Anya on BtVS.

Anya Quotes

Why can’t you just masturbate like the rest of us?

I know you like me. I’ve seen you looking at my breasts.

And frankly, it’s ludicrous to have these interlocking bodies and not… interlock.

I promise to love you, to cherish you, to honor you, uh, not to obey you, of course, because that’s anachronistic and misogynistic and who do you think you are, like a sea captain or something?

I mean, I for one didn’t want to start my day with a slaughter.

I don’t understand how this all happens. How we go through this. I mean, I knew her, and then she’s, there’s just a body, and I don’t understand why she just can’t get back in it and not be dead anymore! It’s stupid! It’s mortal and stupid! And, and Xander’s crying and not talking, and, and I was having fruit punch, and I thought, well Joyce will never have any more fruit punch, ever, and she’ll never have eggs, or yawn or brush her hair, not ever, and no one will explain to me why.

There’s no adventure in knowing the outcome of who you’re supposed to be with.

How to Talk Your Wife into The Walking Dead I love The Walking Dead. It is one of the few shows that I actually watch when it comes on. I would be glad to watch almost anything else when it happens to roll on to a streaming service. TWD has to be watched as soon as it...

Mitch Hedberg Born February 24, 1968 Mitch Hedberg left us too soon. He was a funny, funny guy and his delivery made him completely memorable. He is still one of my favorite stand up comedians and his albums are still on rotation on my Spotify - downloaded and ready...

Sara Gilbert - Born January 29, 1975 Sara Gilbert - I remember watching her a spunky kid on Roseanne. Watching her grow up on a show that I didn't watch all the time. Seeing her pop back up years later on The Big Bang Theory and then seeing her really take the...

Anthony Head Born February 20, 1954 Anthony Head or Anthony Stewart Head as he was known in pre-Buffy syndication times. He was freaking Giles. One of the best characters on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He was the mentor to that whole group and was the pivot of the...

No Mans Sky is one of those hot new games that everyone was waiting for, for years. It was released and the copies disappeared off the shelves within hours. With a ground breaking programming style the team at Hello Games promised the largest open world game that we...

Robert Downey Jr (RDJ from here on out) has become much more of an actor than in the 2.0 version of his career than he was during the original version. I don’t think that he is necessarily a better actor but I think he has allowed himself to be a more consciously good person and that has come throughin his work. Below is a very limited take on some of my favs of RDJ.

Kal Penn Born April 23, 1977 Kal Penn roams this weird world between comedy and drama. He walks the edge between entertainment and public service. He has existed in different worlds and been successful. He is proof that while someone in Hollywood's opinion isn't...

Morgan Fairchild - Born February 3, 1950 Morgan Fairchild, talk about someone that was all over TV back int he 70s and 80s. She was the epitome of WOMAN back then and really still is today. She could play any role on TV and hold her own with anyone in Hollywood on the...

I’ll admit, it can take a brave soul to venture beyond the bounds of the culinary norm. But eating off course and venturing into foreign territory can bring particular rewards, one of them is the oft taboo offal treat! There are two distinct sensory memories from...

James Franco Born April 19, 1978 James Franco has no problem stepping out to the comfortable into the shows of his role. He is an extraordinary actor, taking risk and all the while entertaining his audiences. Noteworthy Spider-Man - First thing that I saw Franco in....

In my many years of watching wrestling, and it has been roughly 30 years as a fan going all the way back to the Rock’n Wrestling cartoon and writing a letter to Hogan after Earthquake broke his ribs and put Hogan out for a few months. I did receive a postcard from...